KAMPALA – The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has emphasized the importance of community awareness, early detection, and cross-border collaboration in containing the spread of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!President Museveni emphasized this on Monday, June 8, 2026, in an engagement with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at State House Entebbe.
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently in the country to assess Uganda’s readiness and support efforts aimed at strengthening cross-border coordination to contain the spread of Ebola.
During the engagement, President Museveni assured WHO that Uganda remains fully prepared to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, calling for stronger regional cooperation to prevent further spread of the disease.
“We have fought diseases before, and we will fight this one too. To stop Ebola, our people must be aware, we must find cases early, and we must work closely with our neighbours like the DRC. Uganda is ready, and with support from WHO, I believe we can control this outbreak together,” President Museveni remarked.
President Museveni revealed that he had held discussions with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi on joint efforts to curb transmission, noting that cross-border coordination remained central to controlling the outbreak.
The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros, praised Uganda’s several precautionary decisions made following the Ebola outbreak, describing them as responsible and timely.
He urged countries that have imposed restrictions on Uganda to reconsider, arguing that Uganda has reported cases transparently and implemented proper public health measures.
Dr. Tedros stated that travel restrictions do little to stop the spread of Ebola and cause significant economic harm, while reaffirming WHO’s confidence in Uganda’s ability to manage the outbreak through science, leadership, and regional cooperation.
Uganda has announced plans to set up treatment camps inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a move that will help control cross-border disease spread and reduce the number of patients traveling to Uganda for care.
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine confirmed that four strategic locations near the Uganda-DRC border have been selected for the new treatment camps.
She noted that many Congolese patients trust Uganda’s health system for its proven ability to manage epidemics and therefore prefer to cross the border to seek care there.
Dr. Atwine noted that Uganda is already supporting the DRC’s outbreak response by deploying health workers and setting up 50-bed treatment units this week, while two mobile laboratories in Bwera and Arua are now operational for testing and diagnostics.
“We have chosen four locations near the DRC border for new treatment camps, as many Congolese patients trust our health system. We are already sending health workers and setting up treatment units this week, with two mobile labs in Bwera and Arua ready to test for Ebola. Our teams continue to monitor contacts, screen at borders, and ensure every suspected case is found and treated quickly,” Dr. Diana stated.
Uganda is managing 19 confirmed Ebola cases, including 14 members of the same family who entered from the DRC, two of whom have sadly died, and five Ugandan nationals.
Encouragingly, no new Ebola cases have been recorded in Uganda over the past three days, signaling a positive trend in successfully containing the outbreak.
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